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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
ONE TENTH OF A DIME.
What Cent Can DO and What 1t Cannot Do
In this World.
DIV Goods Chronicle .


Dly Goods Chronicle
1t is almost impossible to attach any
Importance to one cent, but at the same
time it is very important coin at times,
says an exchange.
1t will take circular to California,
and it will make you madden than halter
and March hare combined when you go
to pay your fare on horse-car and find
that you have but four cents and ten
dollar bill.
One cent is very small, but when it is
added to the rate of interest you receive
on stock, it possesses stern magnificent
grandeur that carries you away like a
strain of music.
The penny, it seems, was made to put
on church plates, and, although man
may say it amounts to nothing, he will
strike matches and lift mats and crawl
about in the straw on horse car to find
the one he drops. It is so small coin
that you have to take off your glove to
take hold of it in your pocket, and yet it
is SO large, when the baby swallows it, the
chances of the baby's living are some
times not worth a cent.
Although one cent is less than ten
cents, yet one cent is great deal larger
than dime. Many a man has gone
thirsty all day with four cents in his
pocket. For the want of that one cent
the four we're as useless as the eleven
men on jury who are held ont against
by one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
Sa@aciOus Horses.

It would be difficult to find better
illustration of the sagacity of the horse
than is contained in the following anec-
dote: A Mr.. Lane, of Worcestershire,
Eng, on returning home one day, turned
his horse into field. A few days before
this the horse had been shod, and one
foot had been pinched in the shoelng.
The following morning Mr.. Lane
missed the horse. He caused a search to
be made, and from what was afterward
learned it is supposed that the animal
finding his foot uncomfortable, made his
way out of the field by lifting the gate
off the hinges with his teeth.
He went to the blacksmith shop where
he had been shod, distance of Eaiie
aud half, advancing to the forge, held
up his ailing foot. The blacksmith ex-
amined the hoof, and discovering the in
jury took off the shoe and replaced it
more carefully. The horse then set off
at a merry pace for his welI-known pas
ture.
Shortly afterwards these in search of
the animal, passing the shop, mentioned
the supposed loss, when the blacksmith
laGghingly replied: ooh, the horse has
been here and got re-shod, and has gone
lOuO dS dlu, duo ullS UuOy IOuuu W Ut
actually the case.
Similar intelligence was shown by an
other horse which, of its own accord, ap-
piled for relief to a farrier from whom he
had previously received medicine. He
had an internal disease which had been
very severe but from which, for some
considerable time, he had been apparent
ly free.
One morning, when released from the
cart at breakfast time, and his drivers
back was turned, he took the opportu-
nifty to walk off to the'farrier's workshop,
which was at some little distance. When
the farrier appeared, the horse lay down
and seemed anxious to show, by every
means in his power, that he was in dis
tress.
The farrier understood him, concluded
he was troubled with his old complaint,
and administered the usual dose, and in a
short time the animal trotted off content
eddy to his master who had been looking
In all directions for him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13

Cause he could out-trump the clerk in
diamonds, will thus have to go to the
pound where he belongs, and quiet
every lay people, who rely on their in.
tegrity more than they do on their
| squeal, will get a chance.
great many droll characters and
bright shrewd men are met with among
hotel proprlerors wherever you go. 1.-THE
Fat contributor was lecturing once in
the State of Kentucky, and had occasion
to take dinner at a six bit hotel After
the meal Mr.. Griswold stepped up to the
counter, took out a bale of bank notes,
which he had received for his lecture the
evening before, ano asked what might be
the damage.
"Three dollars" said the blue grass
Gentleman, who had buttoned his collar
with a ten-penny nail, while he looked at
Girls" with panied expression.
Yes, but n.an ought to be able to
board here week for So. The whole
house didn't cost more than $40 or $50.
What's your idea for charging me So for
wad of homlny and piece of parched
pork?"
swell, SIR" said the urband landlord,
as he put out the fire at a distance of
o"ohuy iSCo ny clupbyluS Lis StllVdTy sur
plus on it, 81 need the money!"
The frankness and open, candid man
ner Of the man won Mr.. Griswold, and he
asked him if he thought So would be
enough. The landlord said he thought
he could get along with that. Then Girls
void opened his valise and took out a
large brunette bottle of linement marked
"for external use." He passed it over to
the landlord and told him that he would
find this stuff worked as we'll on the in
side as 1t did on the outside. In few
moments the linament of the "Fat Con-
tributor" and the linaments of the land
lord had merged into each other, and a
friendly feeling sprang up between the
two men which time has never effaced.
have often thought of shis and wondered
why it is that hotel men are not more
open and cordial with their guests. Many
time have paid large bill grudglngly
when | would have done it cheerfully if
the landlord had told me he was in need.
| had intended to speak at some length
on the new rope law, by which every man
is made his own vigilance committee, but
feel that am already encroaching on
the advertising space, and so will have to
omit It, In conclusion. I will say that
the American hotels are far preferable to
those We have in Paris in many ways, and
not only outstrip those of England and
the Continent, even as a corps de ballet
outstrlps toboggan club, but they seem
to excel and everlastingly knock the
ancient hotel of Carthage, Rome and Tie
Siding silly. BILL NYE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
SQUIBS.

| There is less real interest in the ques-
tion as to who wrote Shakespeare's
| plays than in the one as to who shall act
| them.
Counsei-Had the accused any dis
tinguished featurs by which you recog-
nized him?
in both eyes.
In the Colorow feud it was found when
crude
low,
That to quite circumvent the copper-hued
gent
1t requires most wrestle-Ute fellow.
Traveller (waiting for the boat)-Fish
seem to oite slow, uncle.
Fisherman-Dey don't bite tall when
folks talkin' to me, boss.
BOLIVIA Cobb, an Athens, Ga, belle, has
declined thirty proposals."
''Yes, but why?"
because she's waiting for the right
man, Corn to pop"
A Texan at Throckmorton brought an
editor two wildcats to be credited on his
subscription.
: Il is Of no use to be telling how old
actresses are. If a writer cannot be
agreeable and tell US how young they
are he may be silent and let their ages
alone.
Some people do not seem to care to
make the neighborhood in which they live
picturesque. If they did they would go
away.
"My cup of JOY is very FULL" sings
poet.
Well, let it be gentle one. Don't try to
change places with the cup.
The only man in the city of Mexico
who is not preparing to fight duel over
the Macmillan controversy is said to be
the odd member of the population who
has 40 one to challenge.
Local politicians who don't want,
wouldn't have and never hankered for
nomination or place should send in
their names and addresses. We want to
publish column of curiosi.ies.
Cardinal Newman says: "a gentleman
is one who never inficts pain" That
settles it, then. The watermelon is no
gentleman!
While the lamp holds out to burn there
is not much danger of the average servant
filling it.
The bachelor may lead a life full of
Joy, but you can't convince and old maid
of it.
The fact that James G.. Blaine is pro-
neunced 'strong man" may be accounted
for in more ways than one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
Dress in The Last Century.

CHANGING first of all at the upper orders
we shall be at once struck with the I'M
mense change which has passed over the
male attire since the Gig hteenth century.
The contrast of color between the male
and female dress which is now cons icu
Gus then hardly existed: and rank, wealth
and pretentions were still distinctly
marked by costly and elaborate attire.
Nor was this simply true of the "bucks"
"beaux" "Fribbles," ''macaronis," and
"dandies," who represented Is different
periods the extremes or the eccentrlcitles
of fashion. The neutral dress scarcely
differing in shape or color which now as
Stimulates all classes from the peer to the
shopkeeper was still unknown, and a
mode of attire was in frequent use which
survives only in court dress, in the pow
dered footmen of a few wealthy houses
in city pageants, in the red coat of the
huntin field, and in the gay coloring of
military uniforms. The pictures of Rey-
nolds and Gainsborough have made the
fashionable attire Of their period too fam
iliar to need detailed description; and
it may be abundantly illustrated from
contemporary literature. Thus when
Lord Dunwentwater mounted the scaffOld
he was dressed in scarlet, faced with
black velvet and trimmed with gold, a
gold-laced waistcoat, and white feather
In his cap. DR.. Cameron went to execu-
ton in light colored coat, red waistcOat
and brooches, and new wigbag. One
of Seiwynnss correspondents describes a
well known highway man who affected
the airs of fashion, as going to Jyqurn
dressed in blue and gold frock and
wearing white cockade as an emblem
of innocents. DR.. Johnsons usual attire
was full suit of plain brown clothes
with twisted hair buttons of the same
color, black worsted stockins, a large
bushy, grayish wig, and silver buckles;
but on the night when his play of "Irene'
was frsted he thought it right to appear
in the theater in a scarlet waistcoat, with
rich gold lace, and gold lace hat. Gold
smith went out as physician in purple
silk small clothes and with scarlet ro-
quelaure, sword, and gold headed
cane, and he had other suits which were
equally conspicuous. Wilkes wrote TO
his daughter in Paris, in ITO, asking her
to beg Baron Holbach to purchase for
him scarlet cloth of the finest sort and
color to make complete suit of clothes,
and the most fashionable gold buttons for
the whole. He is described Dy one of his
friends making to town from house
he had taken at Kensington, usually at
tired either in scarlet or green suit
edged with gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN.
TWO VIEWS.
JUDGE.

Twas at college first met him,
There competing for prize;
And be gave his deep Grafton,
Ali his soul within his eyes.
Twas masterpiece, in Latin,
Full of feeling, fire, a ID thought,
Rick with wild poeti; fancieS
ThrO' the phases interwrought.
And his proud young face shone on me
Ana his cieary Dung voice rang loud,
Leaving in my ear an echo
Ger the piaudits of the crowd.
Thus listened, thrilled; enraptured,
Hung on every ringing tone,
Till the heat within my bosom
Beat for him, and him alonel
On my breast / wore his colers,
Loves sweet tribute to his fame;
And while thinking of hic1 ever
To my heart called his name.
And we met again; twas summer;
/ had waited long and well.
/ was down beside the seaShore
Stopping at the Grand Hotel.
Seated all alone at dinner,
Wrapped in serious thought was l,
When voice, so deep and tender,
Murmured, ''Peach or lemon pie?"
Then looked up, pa'e and trembling;
There he stood within my sight,
In walters badge all shining,
And walters apron white.
He had hired there for the season,
Aud his wild, poetic heart
Now was struggling through the mazes
OF dinner e la carte.
So turned me coldly from him,
With sad and sobbing sigh;
After al my weary waiting
Ali I said was Lemon pie!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13

What this country needs just now is nc
more cables, but European correspondent;
that can tell tbs truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13

QdG.
This scheme, to be brief, consists of
a system of regular reports from tables
and rooms, which reports are epitomized
at the Office and interchangeable with
other hotels, on the principle of the R. G.
Dunn Commercial Agency. The guest is
required to sign his order at the table or
give the number of his room, whether the
hotel is run on the European plan or not,
and these orders in the aggregate, COM
ing from head walters, porters, cham
bermaids and bell boys, make up
mans standing on scale from to u.
For instance, we will say S. per day
house can afford to feed a man for dol
lar meal. The guest orders 81 worth,
sticks his mustache into just enough of it
to spoil it for stew or giblet purposes,
and then goes to his room. Here he puts
up the fre-escape rope for clothes line,
does weeks washing, and hanging it out
upon the improyised clothes line, he
lights strong pipe, puts his feet on the
pillOw-shams and reads sAs in Looking
glass" while his wash is drying. When
that man goes away he leaves a record at
the hotel which confronts him at every
hotel wherever he goes. As soon as he
writes his name the clerk, who has read
it wrong side up just little before he
got it down, tells him that he is very sor
ry, but the house is full and people are
sleeping on cots in the hall, and the
proprietor himself has to sleep on the
side-board. The large white Suffolk hog,
ISTho has been in the habit of inaugur-
ating reign of terror and gravy in
the dining room and stealing the soap
from the wash-room just simply be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
Keeping Root Crops Over Winter.
Philadelohia Record.

Pnlladelpnla RECORD.
Custom has prompted farmers to keep
the root crops stored in pits outside of
the barn. This plan is an excellent one,
as the room in the barn cellar is not
filled to overlooking and by simple cover
ing with straw and earthing up the mound
all danger of frost will be avoided. But
the difficulty is not that there is danger
of loss, for an even temperature can
easily be maintained in the heaps. It is
when the ground is frozen hard, and it
becomes unsafe to open the mounds,
that the farmer often finds he can not
utilize his root crops. They are solidly
and tightly sealed as though bound in
iron, and not until the frost shall begin
to leave the ground can he make use of
them. 1t is just as easy to keep the beets
carrots and turnips in the open air. All
that is necessary is to avoid having them
thaw too suddenly after having been
frozen. There will really be no necessity
for frost reaching them at all if the roots
be properly stored. In Illinois, where the
tenn perature sometimes falls as low as
800 below zero, root crops are stored in
bins in the barn cellar, or even in the
barn loft. They are packed in dry, clean
earth Or sand, no moisture being allowed.
The roots are first carefully dug and
cleaned, then permitted to dry In the
shade. Imperfect or partially decayed
roots are thrown out, and the sound ones
are not permitted to touch each other, a
layer of earth being between each layer
of roots, and the spaces being filled also.
AS soon as winter approaches the roots
are fed, and no difficulty is experienced
in handling them, which is a convenience
in very cold weather. There is no danger
to them except too much warmth, and a
cellar, or some other cool place, is used
in which to place the bins. By this
method the roots may be fed in winter
whereas by the mound system they can
not be used till late in the spring. It is
this difficulty of conveniently storing
and handling root crop that deters many
farmers from growing them extensively
The turnip grows quickly and at season
of the year when the pressure of other
work is nearly over, and larger crops OF
them should be grown. Farmers do not
take kindly to cooking roots as it entails
too much labor, and at the same tine
they are not partial to the feeding of
frozen roots to the stock. By giving
some attention to the matter of storage,
however, there will be no danger of the
roots becoming frozen, and instead of
cooking them, they can be sliced and fed
raw, though cooking theha in winter
would be an advantage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-13
Why Oats Run Out.


avoided? Ought not seed to grow better
with proper treatment than poorer? Ar
observant farmer, in the American Guilt
vator, gives some very sound thoughts On
this subject. He says in discussing the
matter:
[ have noticed that nearly all new varie-
ties of oats do well for a year or two, and
then fall back and yield no better crops
than our common oats. This deter1ora-
ton have noticed for years, and now we
hardly find crop of oats up to the legal
standard of 80 pounds per bushel. The
average in this vicinity is not more than
25 pounds to the bushel I have studied
for years to learn the cause of this trou-
BILE. The land is apparently just as good
we have better i'm IMPLEMENTS for the pre-
paration of the seed-bed. special fertili-
zers adapted to the wants of the crop,
yet no improvement.
My conclusion is that the difficulty lies
wholly with the seed. Fifty years ago it
was not uncommon to find whole fields
of oats yielding 40 or more pounds to
the bushel. There were no new-fapgIed
oats in those days. Scientific writer's tell
us the soil was new and that ali crops
were better, which may be true to GER
tain extent, yet this is not the only rea-
son. At that time all grains were thresh-
ed with fail, and only the best and
plumpest grains were obtained, while the
shrunken and imperfect grain was laft in
the straw The grain was then winnowed
by shaking from shovel in a strong
wind driving through the barn floor, ana
the head of the heap carefully put away
for seed. The tall end of the heap was
fed out. Since the threshing machines
have come into general use, one can
hardly find a farmer who threshes by
hand. If machine leaves even the SEM
blance of an oat in the straw it will be
looked upon as an imperfect machine.
and most likely be ordered out of the
barn. There is DO head of the heap COM
ing from the machine, and poor are
mixed together and sown year after year.
Is 1t any wonder that oats deteriOrate?
One of the most pathetic incidents of
the Exeter Theater FIRE was the rescue of
woman; who was carried out Of the fur
nance of flame upon the back of a brave
man. He was with his wife at the play
when the fire broke out, and succeeded in
dragging her part way to the door,
where she fell. There was an instant of
despair and bewilderment, and then he
snatched a covering form from the floor
in the dense crowd and struggled through
the smoke and darkness to reach the
street with shriekIng woman on his
back. At last he was out of danger and
breathlessly lowered his burden. Alas.
1t was not his wife. In the confusion and
darkness he had rescued a stranger and
left his wife to be trampled to death in
the Hobbies of the theater
What this country needs just now is no
more cables, but European correspondents
that can tell tbs truth.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-26
Babies OF the Block,

10HUH IVM. e-i-...
l was spectator yesterday OF an Incl
dent which illustrated the association OF
ideas and perhaps some other thinga. I
came upon group whose attitude ex.
pressed panied and puzzled Interest.
The center figures were two very young
children holding each other by the hand,
one sobbing, tho other holding back the
tears. Ahoutthem we're kindly intentioned
women plying the little things with quea.
tons and receiving nnBwera alto.
gether unsatisfactory when not IN.
Ineligible. The children had wan.
dered from home, and, either from
confusion or because they could not speak
plainly, it was impossible to.learn from
them where they lived. The mothers in
the group tried baby talk with no success,
aud | was about to venture an expert
mentof my own when up stepped school
girl OF ten years With "Lemme try"
Bending over the bigger OF the two little
onoa she asked: "Where do you buy your
candy?" Intelligence and speech aSoke
together in the scared little brain that
had been proof to cajolery and anxiety,
and quick tho answer came: '"At Smith
aes."' The link connecting the runaways
with home had been found, and the dis
coverer marched of leading them in
triumph.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-26
Wheeling mud tho baltimore 4 Ohio.

wheeling nuu mo baltimore " ohlOs
"Cold Short" In 81, Louis Age Of stte!.
Wheeling men will learn when it is too
late, Ia all probability, that their State
possesses fields Of coal equal in every re-
epect to Connelaville, some OF them within
easy reach Of Wheeling. They are an en-
terpri5ing people in organizing and matur-
ing businesa enterprises, q little too fond,
perhaps, Of running after foreign allure
ments, but they are stubborn in their re-
sentiment towards the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad, and on the line OF this road most
Of these coal fields lie. There are abnn-
dant Gauges Tor this feeling against the
Baltimore & Ohio, but too close adher-
ence to the policy engendered by this
enmity may probably widen tho breach
between them. The Baltimore 4 Ohio
obtained its .charter from the old State,
before the separation, under the promised
consideration, in part, the company would
assist, by liberal policy, in de.
veloping the territory through which
Tia line passes. That tho company has
not fulfilled its part of the compact ''goes
without saying" to those familiar with its
policy, but have been advised that their
eyes have been opened "to the error OF
their ways" and that they are ROW con-
WINGED and concede that different policy,
which would have built up largs and
richly remurerstive local traffic through
West Virginia, would have materially ea-
aisted in strengthening the road aud pos
sibly warded of some unpleasant compIi.
cations which exist to-day. I stated once
before, and l still believe, that treaty
could DO made with the managers OF the
B. & 0. which would be very advantageous
to Wheeling. Reciprocity between these
hitherto unfriendly powers would seem
deeirsble to locker on. $500
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-26
,.'i'f -
Chinese knights of Labor,

Atto lofE sun. ~. Ls e. Tex a'5 1,.lE 5htHsf
"Are there any Chinese locals among
the Knights Of Labor? ?" =
"Not one" aaid prominent member Of
tho order yesterday in reply. II have
just seen a letter from General Secretary
Lichsmau, which says that charter has
never been issued for the formation Of a
local assembly TO be composed Of almond.
Dyed members."
In other quarters it is, however, uaid to
be fact that IN investigation oct on foot
by District Assembly 40 revealed some
two or three Chinese locals which were
working under charters OF locals that hsd
long since lapsed. Since this has como to
lishtit is ssid that the charters OF one Of
one OF these Celestial assemblies had
been taken away. 5,5E y